Monthly Archives: June 2015
2015 Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College Day Three
Sunday, June 21 began for us with Gregory Downs presenting on “A War That Could Not End at Appomattox,” giving an excellent case that the war did continue past the surrenders because Congress and President Johnson continued to exercise their war powers. Once again, C-SPAN broadcast the presentations: http://www.c-span.org/video/?326467-2/consequences-civil-war Next up was Professor Lesley Gordon […]
2015 Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College Day Two
The second day of the conference was Saturday, June 20, and was also the first full day. C-SPAN 3 broadcast the conference live for most of the day. We started off with Professor Joan Waugh of UCLA telling us about Ulysses S. Grant and the Meaning of Appomattox: http://www.c-span.org/video/?326466-1/gettysburg-college-civil-war-institute-conference-discussion-end-civil-war Next up was Professor Stephen Cushman […]
2015 Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College Day One
This year’s summer conference of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College was, as always, an outstanding experience. The conference began on Friday, June 19 in the College Union Building Ballroom at Gettysburg College, and it concluded with the arrival of the buses returning attendees from our two-day tours of the Richmond/Petersburg/Appomattox area. As usual, it […]
Aloha Friday, June 26, 2015
Here’s Danny Couch and his beautiful song, “These Islands.” If this doesn’t get you into the Aloha mood, nothing will. The floor is yours. What should we talk about?
Impediments of War: Richmond Redeemed
This episode of Civil War Talk Radio features Dr. Dick Sommers talking about the new edition of his book, Richmond Redeemed: The Siege at Petersburg, the Battles of Chaffin’s Bluff and Poplar Spring Church. This is an outstanding interview. http://www.impedimentsofwar.org/singleshow.php?show=1132
Harry Jaffa: Crisis of the House Divided
Here’s the late Harry Jaffa discussing his brilliant book, Crisis of the House Divided. http://library.fora.tv/2009/07/14/Harry_Jaffa_Crisis_of_the_House_Divided
Lincoln’s International Influence
Here’s Professor Paul Quigley, the James I. Robertson Jr. Professor of Civil War History at Virginia Tech and the Director of the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies talking about Abraham Lincoln’s international influence. From the video’s description: “Paul Quigley talked about how Abraham Lincoln’s image has been adapted internationally for different purposes since his […]
Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad
Here’s a panel discussion on the Underground Railroad. From the video’s description: “A panel discusses the true story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them. Ed Ayers, President of the University of Richmond, moderates Eric Foner, author of Gateway to Freedom; Edna Greene Medford, professor of history at […]
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